Description: Nine slides document a community picnic held in St. Henry, Ohio around 1966. Included are photographs of men and women playing bingo, the band mothers' cake stand, and people eating chicken. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3035_3652810_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Geography and Natural Resources; Picnics; Bingo; Games
Places: St. Henry (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: The National Road passing through St. Clairsville, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1907. Congress authorized construction of the National Road in 1806, and in 1811, awarded contracts to private builders to construct the road. The War of 1812 prevented work from beginning until 1815. Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland, and the contractors completed the road to Wheeling, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia), in 1817. Eventually, the federal government extended the road to near St. Louis, Missouri. From 1825 to 1838, the National Road was extended across Ohio. The federal government authorized individual states, including Ohio, to maintain the National Road. To cover the associated maintenance costs, Ohio turned the National Road into a toll road. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04016
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: St. Clairsville (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Former Henry St. Clair residence. E. Third St." Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory from 1787 to 1802, actively opposed Ohio's admittance to the United States. He led troops against Native Americans in the Northwest Indian War and in 1791 suffered a horrible defeat. After retiring, St. Clair experienced some business setbacks and died in poverty in 1818 in Pennsylvania. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_030_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "St. Mark's Church (Cin Hi) Lombard Style" Located at 3500 Montgomery Rd in the Evanston neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, this Roman Catholic church was designed by Henry Schlacks and Joseph G. Steinkamp, in the style of a Roman Basilica. It was completed and dedicated in 1916 and cost about $150,000 to erect. The exterior is of brick with terracotta facing, colored to match Roman Travertine stone, with Verona facade and free-standing campanile tower. The roofing is of imported Roman tile. Imposing marble altars and bas-relief statues are in the interior, which seats 850, exclusive of the choir gallery and two votive chapels accommodating 150. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_016_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schlacks, Henry J. (Henry John), 1867-1938;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located 801 Plum St., City Hall occupies the entire block from 8th to 9th Sts, and from Plum St to Central Ave. A smaller building housed city council on the same site from 1852. Hannaford's Romanesque revival was dedicated May 13, 1893. Large stained glass windows by the New York firm Pottier Stymus & Co. depict the benevolent dictator Cincinnatus, the trials of early settlers, and Cincinnati as the Queen City of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Catawba Wine". Samuel Hannaford and Sons remains the most prolific and widely-studied Cincinnati architectural firm; a company register from the 1930s lists 1000 buildings completed, and Hannaford family members were active from 1857 to the post-WWII period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_037_1
Subjects: Cincinnati--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1911
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Springfield Post Office Bldg, S.E. corner of Limestone and North Sts. is a modern classic building of stone and concrete, costing $750,000. At the top two corners of main division of building fronting on Limestone St. are mounted two 18-foot eagles, one on each side of the entrance facade, said to be the world's largest fully-molded eagles and used in ornamental construction." This photograph is of the U.S. Post Office located at 150 North Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio 45501. Construction began on this Art Deco style building in 1934 and has several murals by artist Herman Henry Wessel. In the 1970's these mural were covered up during energy conservation remodeling on the building, but in 2009, restoration began to restore these murals and the two story skylight. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_021_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Post office buildings Ohio; Ohio Government; Post offices; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Postal service
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "St. Thomas Church - Fort Thomas Ky." Saint Thomas' Church is a Roman Catholic denomination situated in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in the Northeastern corner of Campbell County. The Fort Thomas area was the site of an Indian battle in 1749 of the Cherokee tribe against the Shawnees and the Miamis. During the Civil War, the Fort Thomas area was part of the Cincinnati Defense Perimeter, a 12 mile stretch of twenty five installations protecting the Cincinnati area from attack. In 1887, General Sherman selected an 111 acre site to replace the Newport Post, a low lying area which was prone to flooding. He claimed the new "Highlands" area to be the "West Point of the West," and named the fort after Civil War General George Henry Thomas, a top Union General during the war. Originally the Fort Thomas area was named the District of the Highlands, with the name officially changing to Fort Thomas in 1914 after a vote by property owners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_023_001
Subjects: Catholic Church--Kentucky
Places: Fort Thomas (Kentucky); Campbell County (Kentucky)
 

Description: William Woodward (1768-1833) and his wife Abigail first started as the Woodward Free Grammar School as an effort of educated the city's poor. The growth of the public school system around 1829 caused him to reevaluate his goals for the school. Additional land was purchased, and a new school built. The Woodward High School of Cincinnati opened October 1831 in a two story brick building on Franklin Street in the Bond Hill community of Cincinnati, and was the first high school west of the Allegheny Mountains. The school's thorough education caused trustee's to apply to collegiate powers, which were granted. Woodward's College Department opened January 1936, in the same building as the high school, and alumni of the school earned degrees at graduation. The school continue to grow, and by 1841, a third story was added, and plans were undertaken to construct bigger facilities, which were completed in 1855. "Old Woodward", designed by John R. Hamilton in the English - Gothic style, was located on the corner of Woodward Street and Sycamore Street, and was one of the first buildings in America to use terracotta as exterior decoration. Around 1850, public schools were continuing to grow, and it was becoming apparent that the need for the Woodward as a private institution was waning. The high school was suspended, so that the college portion of the school could survive on the remaining funds. Money ran out, however, and the College Department closed in 1851. Not wanting to close the school entirely, especially with a new building underway, the board decided reinstate the high school and joined the Cincinnati public school system later that same year, changing their name to the Cincinnati Woodward High School. In 1860, the remains of William Woodward and his wife were placed in a stone vault on school grounds near the Broadway Street entrance, to honor his dedication to the school and in 1878, a monument and statue were placed over the tomb. A new building was constructed on Sycamore Street in between 1908 to 1910. The Second Renaissance Revival-style structure was designed by local architect Gustav Drach. In 1950, this building became the Abigail Cutter Junior High School, and Woodward High School moved to a new building on Reading Road. From 1976 to 2010, the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) used the building on Sycamore Street, which plans to move to new facilities adjacent to Cincinnati Music Hall in the fall of 2010. The future of the Sycamore Street building currently remains undecided. Notable people associated with the school include: Joseph Ray, the school's first principal, teacher of mathmatics and author a series of algebra textbooks; William McGuffy, teacher and author of many well known spellers and readers; and former U.S. President William Taft, who is an alumni (1874). It is also interesting to note that William Woodward's home was built on the site of the Sycamore Street school, in 1832 (before the school was built). The house was lived in by Henry Rucher, and early principal and teacher, and was commonly known as the Rucher House. From 1856 - 1863, Levi Coffin, "President" of the Underground Railway, and his wife Catherine, lived in this home. The home later served as the Good Samaritan Hospital for a short time, and St. Luke's Hospital, before eventually being demolished in order to build the new school, in 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F13_003
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; Woodward College (Cincinnati, Ohio); Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bond Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a plaque of the Painesville City Hall, located at 7 Richmond St. This building was the first Lake County Courthouse and was used for that purpose until 1909. It is an example of Greek Revival architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_258
Subjects: City halls--Ohio; Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; towers (building divisions); columns (architectural elements); Greek Revival
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio);
 

Description: Caption on the front of photo reads: "TRAILER CATHEDRAL OF THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN OHIO The Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, Bishop of Southern Ohio, is shown about to enter the automobile which will transport St. Paul's Wayside Cathedral over his diocese. (Photograph by Paul Briol.)" The side of the trailer reads: "Saint Pauls's Wayside Cathedral Diocese of Southern Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F09_031_001
Subjects: Roman Catholic Church; Religion in Ohio; Churches; Clergy
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Southwest corner Plum and Eighth Sts, 325 W 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. St. Peter in Chains Cathedral has been located in Cincinnati since the early years of Ohio statehood. As the population of the city and the state grew in the first decades of the nineteenth century, the original cathedral was not large enough. The Roman Catholic population in the region grew significantly, especially as German immigrants moved to the region. In 1840, Bishop John Purcell purchased the land to build a new, much larger, building. Construction of the cathedral began in 1841 and was completed in 1845. Architect Henry Walter designed the new cathedral, utilizing elements from classical Greek architecture in its design. At the time, St. Peter in Chains was the tallest building in the city. As Cincinnati continued to grow and change over time, the Cathedral's location proved to be detrimental. By the 1930s, few of the parish's members still lived near the church, and the neighborhood surrounding it had deteriorated. Archbishop John T. McNichols moved the diocese headquarters to Fairview, abandoning the old cathedral in 1938. This change only lasted until 1950, when Archbishop Karl J. Alter decided to return to St. Peter in Chains. Alter recognized that city leaders wanted to revitalize the downtown, and determined that a restored and enlarged cathedral could be an important part of the renovations. Work was completed by 1957, with the rededication ceremony taking place on November 3, 1957. Because of Cincinnati's prominence in the West in the nineteenth century and the diocese's continued leadership in the twentieth century, St. Peter in Chains Cathedral has hosted the ordination of many bishops, priests, and deacons. Reverse reads: "St. Peter's Cathedral, 8th and Plum St. Cinn Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_032_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Walter, Henry, d. 1851.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: William Woodward (1768-1833) and his wife Abigail first started as the Woodward Free Grammar School as an effort of educated the city's poor. The growth of the public school system around 1829 caused him to reevaluate his goals for the school. Additional land was purchased, and a new school built. The Woodward High School of Cincinnati opened October 1831 in a two story brick building on Franklin Street in the Bond Hill community of Cincinnati, and was the first high school west of the Allegheny Mountains. The school's thorough education caused trustee's to apply to collegiate powers, which were granted. Woodward's College Department opened January 1936, in the same building as the high school, and alumni of the school earned degrees at graduation. The school continue to grow, and by 1841, a third story was added, and plans were undertaken to construct bigger facilities, which were completed in 1855. "Old Woodward", designed by John R. Hamilton in the English - Gothic style, was located on the corner of Woodward Street and Sycamore Street, and was one of the first buildings in America to use terracotta as exterior decoration. Around 1850, public schools were continuing to grow, and it was becoming apparent that the need for the Woodward as a private institution was waning. The high school was suspended, so that the college portion of the school could survive on the remaining funds. Money ran out, however, and the College Department closed in 1851. Not wanting to close the school entirely, especially with a new building underway, the board decided reinstate the high school and joined the Cincinnati public school system later that same year, changing their name to the Cincinnati Woodward High School. In 1860, the remains of William Woodward and his wife were placed in a stone vault on school grounds near the Broadway Street entrance, to honor his dedication to the school and in 1878, a monument and statue were placed over the tomb. A new building was constructed on Sycamore Street in between 1908 to 1910. The Second Renaissance Revival-style structure was designed by local architect Gustav Drach. In 1950, this building became the Abigail Cutter Junior High School, and Woodward High School moved to a new building on Reading Road. From 1976 to 2010, the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) used the building on Sycamore Street, which plans to move to new facilities adjacent to Cincinnati Music Hall in the fall of 2010. The future of the Sycamore Street building currently remains undecided. Notable people associated with the school include: Joseph Ray, the school's first principal, teacher of mathmatics and author a series of algebra textbooks; William McGuffy, teacher and author of many well known spellers and readers; and former U.S. President William Taft, who is an alumni (1874). It is also interesting to note that William Woodward's home was built on the site of the Sycamore Street school, in 1832 (before the school was built). The house was lived in by Henry Rucher, and early principal and teacher, and was commonly known as the Rucher House. From 1856 - 1863, Levi Coffin, "President" of the Underground Railway, and his wife Catherine, lived in this home. The home later served as the Good Samaritan Hospital for a short time, and St. Luke's Hospital, before eventually being demolished in order to build the new school, in 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F13_002
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; Woodward College (Cincinnati, Ohio); Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bond Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)